Indications for lymphatic mapping and sentinel lymphadenectomy in patients with thin melanoma (Breslow thickness < or =1.0 mm)

Annals of Surgical Oncology
Karyn B StitzenbergDavid W Ollila

Abstract

Patients with thin (Breslow thickness < or =1.0 mm) melanoma have a good prognosis (5-year survival >90%). Consequently, the added benefit of lymphatic mapping and sentinel lymphadenectomy (LM/SL) in these patients is controversial. We hypothesize that LM/SL with a focused examination of the sentinel node (SN) will detect a significant number of SN metastases in patients with thin melanoma and that certain clinical or histopathologic factors may serve as predictors of SN tumor involvement. Over 6 years, 349 patients with melanoma underwent LM/SL and were prospectively entered into an institutional review board (IRB)-approved database. LM/SL was performed with a combined radiotracer and blue dye technique. SNs were serially sectioned, and each section was examined by a dermatopathologist at multiple levels with hematoxylin and eosin as well as immunohistochemical stains. One hundred forty-six patients (42%) had a melanoma with Breslow thickness < or =1.0 mm; six (4%) of these 146 patients had a tumor-involved SN. On multivariate analysis, none of the clinical or histopathologic factors examined were significantly associated with SN tumor involvement in patients with thin melanoma. Completion lymphadenectomy was performed on all ...Continue Reading

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